English Explanatory Dictionary

colony-forming unit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A progenitor cell participating in hematopoiesis that gives rise to a particular lineage or type of blood cells.
  2. A unit which estimates the number of viable microbial cells (bacteria, fungi, viruses etc.) in a sample.

Word forms

colony-forming unit colony-forming units

Synonyms

CFU
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